Why Your Brain Loves Structure: Time Management for Mental Peace

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Discover how a structured day can calm the mind, reduce stress, and support emotional stability. This video explains why the brain prefers predictability, how decision fatigue undermines your focus, and how to use routines, time-blocking, and flexible planning to free up mental energy for the things that matter most.

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REFERENCES FROM THE VIDEO
The Brain's Preference for Predictability
Bubic, Andreja et al. “Prediction, cognition and the brain.” Frontiers in human neuroscience vol. 4 25. 22 Mar. 2010, doi:10.3389/fnhum.2010.00025

Decision Fatigue and Its Impact on Emotional Regulation:
Vohs, Kathleen D et al. “Making choices impairs subsequent self-control: a limited-resource account of decision making, self-regulation, and active initiative.” Journal of personality and social psychology vol. 94,5 (2008): 883-98. doi:10.1037/0022-3514.94.5.883

Danziger, Shai et al. “Extraneous factors in judicial decisions.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America vol. 108,17 (2011): 6889-92. doi:10.1073/pnas.1018033108
Time-Blocking and Mental Energy:
Lewczuk, Karol et al. “Emotion Regulation, Effort and Fatigue: Complex Issues Worth Investigating.” Frontiers in psychology vol. 13 742557. 16 Feb. 2022, doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.742557


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